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Aloharuss
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Q: Moving itunes

I am running out of room on my current HD and want to move my itunes to a larger Drive.  What is the recommended way to do this?

iMac, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.1), Safari 6.0

Posted on Mar 25, 2013 3:49 PM

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Aloharuss

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  • by Niel,

    Niel Niel Mar 25, 2013 3:51 PM in response to Aloharuss
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    Mar 25, 2013 3:51 PM in response to Aloharuss

    Drag it from the Music item of your home folder to the external drive, launch iTunes with the Option key held down, click on Choose Library, point iTunes there, ensure it works and that the library is backed up to another drive, and delete it from the internal one.

     

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